Simien National Park World Heritage Site

Official name

Simien National Park | UNESCO

Country

Ethiopia | Map

Continent

Africa

Location

Gondar Region
13.1833° Lat, 38.6660° Lon | Map

Code

9

Time Zone

Africa/Addis_Ababa (EAT, +0300)

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Category

Natural

Description

Inscribed 1978. Massive erosion over the years on the Ethiopian plateau has created one of the most spectacular landscapes in the world, with jagged mountain peaks, deep valleys and sharp precipices dropping some 1,500 m. The park is home to some extremely rare animals such as the Gelada baboon, the Simien fox and the Walia ibex, a goat found nowhere else in the world.